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On Board The Unity
1761-1763

1761 – 1763

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Introduction


The trans-Atlantic slave trade or triangle trade took place between the 16th and 19th century. Captured Africans were transported across the Atlantic Ocean and sold as forced laborers to work on the plantations.

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Stages of the Voyage

  • Preparations
  • Departure
  • West Africa
  • Middle Passage
  • Caribbean
  • Homeward Bound

Middelburgse Commercie Compagnie


The Middelburgse Commercie Compagnie (MCC) was a Dutch private commercial enterprise founded in 1720. In addition to trade with the ports of the Baltic Sea and Mediterranean Sea, the MCC was also involved with the triangular, or trans-Atlantic slave trade.

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  • Preparations
    • Cargo
    • Instructions for the captain
    • Equipage ship
    • Crew
    • Travel documents
    • Ready for departure
  • Departure
    • The North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean
    • Adjustments ship
  • West Africa
    • Purchasing Strategy
    • Trade Book
    • Cargo
    • Textiles
    • Windward Coast
    • Windward Coast and Ivory Coast
    • Ivory Coast and Gold Coast
    • Sharks
    • Result
  • Middle Passage
    • Enslaved people on board
    • Crew
    • The Atlantic Ocean
  • Caribbean
    • Berbice Colony
    • Auction at Berbice
    • Essequibo Colony
    • Auction at Essequibo
    • Results
    • Return cargo
    • Berbice Uprising in 1763
  • Homeward Bound
    • Crew
    • Delays
    • Beached
    • A Final Note
    • Epilogue
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